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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,058thLargest Black Market: 6,137thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 6,735th
The Second Round of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Round 2
Influence
Envoy
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Sarcand

Population24.223 billion

CurrencySecret Red Bottle
AnimalFlower Pot

The Second Round of Sarcand is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, pith helmet sales, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 24.223 billion Sarcandians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 81.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sarcandian economy, worth a remarkable 3,446 trillion Secret Red Bottles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 142,290 Secret Red Bottles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment, patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work, the threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people, and citizens who leave the nation for work are instantly charged with treason. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sarcand's national animal is the Flower Pot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sarcand is ranked 276,989th in the world and 19th in Lily for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -3.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,058thLargest Black Market: 6,137thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 6,735thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6,869thHighest Economic Output: 8,095thMost Subsidized Industry: 9,216thLargest Populations: 13,639thMost Patriotic: 13,982ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 14,352ndMost Advanced Public Education: 14,573rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 15,153rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 15,171stHighest Average Tax Rates: 16,018thMost Corrupt Governments: 16,621stTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 19,239thHighest Poor Incomes: 20,254thMost Efficient Economies: 20,811thLowest Crime Rates: 22,090thLargest Governments: 22,682ndMost Advanced Public Transport: 24,664thHealthiest Citizens: 26,018thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 27,850thLargest Welfare Programs: 28,356thHighest Average Incomes: 29,592ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 30,592nd
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Largest Governments: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionMost Accessible: 1st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Inclusive: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Sarcand's influence in Lily rose from "Squire" to "Envoy".
  • : Sarcand was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
  • : Sarcand was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Sarcand was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic and the Top 10% for Highest Average Incomes and Largest Welfare Programs.
  • : Following new legislation in Sarcand, citizens who leave the nation for work are instantly charged with treason.
  • : Following new legislation in Sarcand, the threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people.
  • : Following new legislation in Sarcand, patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work.
  • : Following new legislation in Sarcand, jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment.
  • : Sarcand was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Following new legislation in Sarcand, elementary school children develop thousand-yard stares.

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